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Originally Posted by Lanny_McDonald
Can you prove that? No, you can't. You are going to fall back on the interstellar distance argument which is built on our limited understanding of the cosmos and physics. We have just scratched the surface of beginning to understand the universe. Einstein's constant may not be so constant because we are now finding that the universe is expanding at a rate beyond the speed of light, which according to some, is impossible.
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Burden of proof should the responsibility of the person or people making the claim. It's like a religious nut saying "prove God doesn't exist"
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Originally Posted by Lanny_McDonald
How about 4.2 light years away? Did you know one of the tasks for the James Webb telescope will be to scan Proxima B in an effort to detect artificial light, specifically LED light? That's a pretty specific mission and a pretty specific target. Does that make you curious?
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I sure am curious, I've followed the Webb's development for 20 years and have a second cousin who worked on the guidance system for it, I'm sure Webb will look all over the place, Alpha Centauri, Barnard's, Wolf and probably 1000's more by the time it's done.